When a body moves, it's the most revealing thing. Dance for me a minute, and I'll tell you who you are.

Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

Soviet regime in a way deprived me from my childhood in my homeland, because my father was in military, and after the Yalta agreement he was sent to teach in military academy in Riga, and I was born then.

Now there is in a way a renaissance of modern dance - suddenly, it is more respected and discovered.

Dance is one of the most revealing art forms.

No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business.